EP0783719A4 - Method for manipulating optical energy using poled structure - Google Patents

Method for manipulating optical energy using poled structure

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Publication number
EP0783719A4
EP0783719A4 EP95934969A EP95934969A EP0783719A4 EP 0783719 A4 EP0783719 A4 EP 0783719A4 EP 95934969 A EP95934969 A EP 95934969A EP 95934969 A EP95934969 A EP 95934969A EP 0783719 A4 EP0783719 A4 EP 0783719A4
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Prior art keywords
optical energy
poled structure
manipulating optical
manipulating
poled
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EP95934969A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0783719A1 (en
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Michael J Brinkman
David A G Deacon
William K Bischel
Simon J Field
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Gemfire Corp
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Deacon Research
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    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/29—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the position or the direction of light beams, i.e. deflection
    • G02F1/31—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching
    • G02F1/313—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching in an optical waveguide structure
    • G02F1/3137—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching in an optical waveguide structure with intersecting or branching waveguides, e.g. X-switches and Y-junctions
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    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
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    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
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    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
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    • H01S3/105—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling the mutual position or the reflecting properties of the reflectors of the cavity, e.g. by controlling the cavity length
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
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    • H01S5/141—External cavity lasers using a wavelength selective device, e.g. a grating or etalon
EP95934969A 1994-09-09 1995-09-07 Method for manipulating optical energy using poled structure Withdrawn EP0783719A4 (en)

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US08/304,042 US5703710A (en) 1994-09-09 1994-09-09 Method for manipulating optical energy using poled structure
PCT/US1995/011478 WO1996007949A1 (en) 1994-09-09 1995-09-07 Method for manipulating optical energy using poled structure

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